After lots of searching I've finally found a Pinarello frame!
The frame was bought from forum member MementoMori and I can't reccommend him highly enough . The frame arrived quickly and extremely well packed . Thanks again MementoMori!
So I've been thinking about building a bike for a while and have always been fond of Pinarellos . I think this one is early 90s , the chrome is near perfect but I'm not too fond of the paint job so will probably get it repainted before adding new decals.
I really like the look of this super record in Pearl Blue ( see attached) and am aiming to replicate the overall look
However I'm thinking of using a modern group set. I've been happily riding my gaspipe gitane with dt friction shifters for a while but have decided I'd like to go back to the convenience of brifters
So .. First question is to go with campy or shimano ! I know some will say its sacrilegious not to put campy on a Italian frame but the cost of campy parts seems so high in comparison and there seems to be added complications with mixing campy mechs from different speeds
In terms of parts available already I have a pair of mavic sup rims with ultegra hubs , which makes me think just choose shimano
But I also have a nice chorus 10 speed chainset, an 8 speed chorus rear mech and some new veloce calipers. Plus 10 speed veloce shifters are available a lot cheaper than shimano sti at the moment
Any thoughts to direct this project ? Considering using a jtek shift mate to make use if my wheels with a campy group set, but is shimergo a bad choice if I'm building from scratch ? I want to keep it fairly cheap but also build a bike that will last
After lots of searching I've finally found a Pinarello frame!
The frame was bought from forum member MementoMori and I can't reccommend him highly enough . The frame arrived quickly and extremely well packed . Thanks again MementoMori!
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So I've been thinking about building a bike for a while and have always been fond of Pinarellos . I think this one is early 90s , the chrome is near perfect but I'm not too fond of the paint job so will probably get it repainted before adding new decals.
I really like the look of this super record in Pearl Blue ( see attached) and am aiming to replicate the overall look
However I'm thinking of using a modern group set. I've been happily riding my gaspipe gitane with dt friction shifters for a while but have decided I'd like to go back to the convenience of brifters
So .. First question is to go with campy or shimano ! I know some will say its sacrilegious not to put campy on a Italian frame but the cost of campy parts seems so high in comparison and there seems to be added complications with mixing campy mechs from different speeds
In terms of parts available already I have a pair of mavic sup rims with ultegra hubs , which makes me think just choose shimano
But I also have a nice chorus 10 speed chainset, an 8 speed chorus rear mech and some new veloce calipers. Plus 10 speed veloce shifters are available a lot cheaper than shimano sti at the moment
Any thoughts to direct this project ? Considering using a jtek shift mate to make use if my wheels with a campy group set, but is shimergo a bad choice if I'm building from scratch ? I want to keep it fairly cheap but also build a bike that will last
Any thoughts welcome !
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